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Mineral Resources Act 1989
sec.271Criteria for deciding mining lease application
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### sec.271 Criteria for deciding mining lease application
In considering an application for the grant of a mining lease, the Minister must consider—
any Land Court recommendation for the application; and
the matters mentioned in section 269 (4) .
s 271 amd 1999 No. 7 s 87 sch 3 ; 1998 No. 38 s 9 (amd 1999 No. 35 s 55 ); 1999 No. 35 s 41 ; 2000 No. 36 s 18 sch 1 ; 2000 No. 64 s 141 ; 2004 No. 25 s 1017 ; 2007 No. 39 s 41 sch
sub 2010 No. 17 s 52
amd 2012 No. 20 s 60
sub 2012 No. 20 s 197
amd 2012 No. 20 s 323 sch 3 ; 2014 No. 47 s 473 (amd 2016 No. 30 s 106 )
- (a) any Land Court recommendation for the application; and
- (b) the matters mentioned in section 269 (4) .